Chapter 1 The Spiritual Rhino Festival
The east wind is blowing, and the willow is long.
Last night's light rain and the flowers are about to burn.
At the end of March, the imperial city of Yunling appeared more Zhu Cuihua around, splendid and graceful.
Today is the annual Lingxi Festival in Yunling.
The so-called body has no colorful phoenix wings, and the heart is a little clear.
Ice wheel stars, Jianghe lovers, male and female love is human nature, and the Lingxi Festival is a festival for unmarried men and women looking for a person who can understand and resonate with their hearts.
On the last day of March, Yunling will usher in the fragrant, bustling, and extraordinary Lingxi Festival.
March is the season when the cold in the world recedes, the spring breeze breaks down, and everything recovers, and it is also the beginning of good luck in the new year.
On this day, the young men and women of Yunling will be dressed in costumes and wear veils, starting from noon, to the Lingxi Square outside the imperial city to find their destined people.
The veil or mask is to avoid the interference of the face on fate, so that people can focus on the communication of the heart.
In the evening, before the sun sets and the mist rises, the man will sit down with his favorite beauty and chat.
With the beginning of the moon, the night fog is hazy, and it is easier to have a spiritual collision with the person in front of you.
The lord of Minsa County, who accompanied the lord of Yanzhou and his father to envoy to Yunling, did not expect that he was so lucky, and his stay of just ten days actually allowed her to catch up with the Lingxi Festival.
The Lord of Minsa has just turned sixteen years old this year, and he is in the prime of his life.
She is the daughter of Mingchi, the commander of the Yanzhou Sun and Moon Army.
The anecdote of birth made this baby girl famous in Yanzhou City.
Minsa was born and landed, the earth thundered for a while, the flowers rained, the branches spit green, the stamen bloomed buds, the morning sun suddenly rose, and the rainbow covered the house.
And that's not all.
The brave and resolute Yanzhou people out of awe of the tree totem, on the day of the birth of the baby, will be tattooed on the wrist of the tree totem imprint, in order to correct the faith, this is an ancient custom that has been passed down for many years.
When Minsa was tattooed, the bayonet had just cut through her white and tender little wrist, and in an instant several strands of blood as thin as a hair flowed out, and before people had time to be surprised, those few blood streaks had already been outlined, and a leafy tree totem flowed out of the trend.
And where the blood flows, the blood quickly clotted and seeped into the skin, and it could not be washed off.
This tree totem that is not thorny and self-contained makes everyone cry out in amazement, and they all think that it is the manifestation of the tree god, and through this strange child born to the people of Yanzhou, he will be enlightened.
General Mingchi then named his daughter Mingsa, which was given by the gods.
Sure enough, in the year Minsa was born, there were no natural disasters or wars in Yanzhou, and people lived comfortably and prosperously.
So, during the first birthday ceremony of Mingsa, the lord of Yanzhou named her the lord of the county, and she was honored with the daughter of the lord.
The Lingxi Festival in Yunling did not disappoint Minsa.
With light steps along the way, Minsa walked on the road to the Lingxi Festival Square, and the scenery along the way amazed her.
Regardless of whether others squinted at her and never seen the world, Minsa cheered all the way, and he was happy.
Looking at the imperial city from the periphery of the imperial city, the group of floors is stacked, the flowers cover the willows, the royal fragrance is ethereal, and the phoenix and the dragon are perched, which is magnificent.
The river outside the city, the tender water is blue, the remote embankment reflects the green, the lights along the way are numerous, the cars run side by side, and the scene of the prosperity and leveling is a group.
How could this formation be seen in Yanzhou's palm-sized place.
When she came to the beginning of the Lingxi Festival Square, the square was full of good air and bustle.
Minsa saw that on the road at the beginning, people were walking crookedly, and some of their twisted bodies were about to fold over.
There are also some ladies wearing gorgeous brocades, regardless of whether they are elegant or not, and try their best to "twist", which is really a little inexplicable.
If you look closely, you can see that these people are struggling to walk a path paved with flowers.
The reason why they twist around is because they pick up flowers of the same color to step on, and in order not to step on other colors of flowers, they must "twist".
After inquiring, I found out that this is the traditional "flower stepping specialty" of the Lingxi Festival.
There are five colors of flowers in the square, if you want to find someone destined today, you can only step on one color of flowers from the beginning of the entrance and walk enough for 100 steps, of course, there will be difficulties in this process, but sincere people will do their best to do it, in the hope that the wish will be fulfilled.
Walking further inside, you will see a furnishing stall across the road, cutting off the road leading directly to the square.
It is said to be a stall, because there are many playthings listed in the long stall, including jade flutes, flowers, flying horses, rabbits, and fans...... These objects are realistically crafted, delicate and ingenious, and they are not lively at first glance.
There is a well-dressed old man in the stall greeting the young people who come to him, seeing that his breezy wild crane and simple and natural temperament are not like an ordinary hawker who is calculating, but like a fairy who travels all over the world and has a noble nature.
What is more strange than the old man is that in the middle of this long stall, there is a stone platform that is raised about two meters above the ground, and the bronze inlay wall holds it high, and there are more than a dozen steps below, and the side of the stone steps is engraved with three eye-catching big characters: Sansheng Stone.
Sansheng stone? Isn't it a marriage test?
Minsa curiously walked up the steps, and saw that the three-life stone platform was as glazed as water, shimmered by the sun, covered by clouds, delicate and clear, and directly reflected her face with white veil and red tassels.
"Girl, you have to meet someone who is destined to ascend, and you can't climb at this moment, you can't climb." The old man who was guarding the stall hurriedly beckoned Minsa and motioned for her to hurry down from the Sansheng stone platform.
The men and women gathered on the side of the long stall also looked at Minza in response, and the relatives whispered, Minsa pursed the corners of his lips and walked down quickly.
"Then who is destined?" Minsa asked, wondering.
I have to wait until someone who is destined to climb the Sansheng Stone Platform, there are so many people, who knows which one is my destined person.
Besides, I didn't really want to come to find someone who was destined, but this long stall completely blocked the road leading to the inside, do you want to turn over? Minsa thought dejectedly.
"Looks like this is the first time the girl has come." The old man smiled lovingly and touched his long gray beard: "The girl must choose one of these objects she likes, and wait until there is a man who chooses the same as yours to find a destined person." ”
The old man patiently explained to Minsa, pointing to the stall on his right, and Minsa looked left and right, and understood the rules of looking for destined people.
On the right-hand side is the woman's optional object, and on the left-hand side is the same object for the man to choose from.
That's too hasty.
Minsa muttered in his heart, he really wanted to cross this level and jump directly from the stall, Minsa started his little brain again, but looking at the ladies around him who were seriously choosing objects, this idea was still abandoned.
First, so as not to be ridiculed, secondly, in case of scaring any little jasper, it is not good, and third, if it comes, it will be safe, I want to see what my destined person is like, Minsa thought, and the corners of his mouth smiled unconsciously.
So Minsa began to browse the stalls through the glittering objects.
The jade flute and flute are too ethereal and incomprehensible;
The flowers are too quiet and tasteless;
The white fox is too enchanting, and she doesn't like it;
The golden whip fan is too worldly and has no new meaning;
……
Until Minsa saw a nine-headed object, it was like a tiger, with a solemn expression, angry eyes, and a sense of brave looking around, like a guardian saint who defended the mountains and rivers.
This object lifted Minsa's spirits, and after seeing so much vermilion nephrite, he finally had a handsome and good thing.
Minsa happily picked up the object and said crisply: "That's it, what about my destined person?" ”
This sentence caused a burst of snickering laughter from the surrounding women, they felt that this woman with special preferences was still so open-mouthed, what kind of monster did she choose in her hand, it scared people to death, where would there be women who liked it, and the public was in public, and they asked for marriage in such a hurry.
The old man who guarded the stall replied with a smile: "Girl, don't be impatient, and wait for a while, when someone chooses the enlightened beast and the old decay will call you immediately." ”
Enlightened Beast, Minsa shook the object in his hand that was full of divine martial arts, and felt that the name was very compatible.
So Minsa began her long wait in front of the stall.
The men knew very well that the girl would not choose an alien beast like the Enlightened Beast, and in order to find a virtuous and virtuous person, they would not choose the Enlightened Beast.
Minsa here sometimes sat down, and sometimes looked hard into the more lively depths of the Lingxi Festival.
Do the men of Wanling want to sigh so one step at a time, feel sad and nostalgic, choose some fine and soft pearls, is there no young hero?
Minsa cursed in his heart, thinking that no one would come to choose the Enlightened Beast, I couldn't wait, no matter how they laughed, I would have to turn over here, waiting for someone who was destined to do so, it was a waste of time.
In the blink of an eye, it was almost evening, and the most lively time of the Lingxi Festival had passed, and the people at the beginning of the square had begun to sparse.
And in the depths of the square, there is already a scene of laughter and frolicking.
Minsa had wandered in front of the stall for an unknown number of times, and it seemed that the time had reached the limit of what she could bear.
And at this moment, a man in an ink-colored robe and a navy blue mask stood alone at the beginning of the square, lonely and a little out of place in this festive street.
He is eight feet tall, handsome as pine, well-dressed, and graceful.
He calmly looked at the bustle in front of him, as if he had a sense of overlooking taste, and after a moment's pause, he strode towards the crowded place in the square.
The heroic posture of the dragon and the steadiness of the chest all reveal his extraordinary bearing.
The man approached the long stall in Lingxi Square and sighed that the Lingxi Festival has become more grand and lively.
The young men and women in the square were gorgeously dressed and had a light gait.
In recent years, the people of Yunling have lived a prosperous and comfortable life, but can the people who have long been accustomed to a comfortable life in this remote corner of the country experience the blow of war?
Thinking of this, the corners of the man's mouth moved, as if he was laughing at himself, on this special day today, why not let yourself relax wantonly for a moment, but still ruin the mood like this.
Just as the man looked at the people in the square through his navy blue mask, in the blink of an eye, he skimmed a bright color.
The reason why I was attracted to that woman was because of her unique temperament.
It seems that in the thick spring light, outside the purple and red flowers, there is no idle flower, slim and elegant, monopolizing the faint spring color.
Quiet and elegant, the charm is natural, swallowing plum and chewing snow, not eating the fireworks of the world, the light and charm shook so that he couldn't help blinking his eyes.
The fair woman was dressed in a snow-white satin robe, with a thin waist like a willow and slender legs. A flaming red tassel suddenly appeared at her knee, and she fluttered slowly with her light steps.
A veil delicately covers the upper half of the face, and the short flaming red tassels are like the hair on the forehead, stacked and falling, which is very innovative. Under the veil, a faint cherry lips are revealed, and the luster is small, which makes people feel pitiful.
This well-groomed snow white and fiery red will reflect her purity like snow lotus and enthusiasm like roses, what a girl with aura.
When he returned, the man, under the guidance of the elder of the stall, began to choose what he liked.
Those delicate and beautiful small objects made this man with the aura of Lingyun laugh in his heart, and he galloped on the battlefield for decades, do you want to let yourself choose one of these fine and soft red jade?
Thinking like this, his eyes flickered, and he caught a glimpse of the enlightened beast that was thrown in the corner of the stall, the enlightened beast was an ancient divine beast, and its domineering and divine power were very different from the objects on this stall.
The man walked up a few steps, firmly held the enlightened beast in his hand, and then motioned to the old man at the stall and said, "It's chosen." ”
The old man's eyes flashed with brilliance, and then he raised his voice and said, "Childe has chosen the Enlightened Beast!" ”